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Advisors Eye Up Instagram’s Millions of Users

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Real Assets, like Property and Timber, Pique Interest Amid Volatility: Bank of America

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Integrated Partners Gives Advisors a Hand Amid Rising Fraud

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Bonds

Tariff War Transforms US Bond Market From Boring to ‘Yippy’

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US Treasurys have long been safe havens during financial market upheaval. President Trump’s sweeping import tariffs made them more volatile.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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Cryptocurrency

Crypto on Track for M&A Record With Coinbase’s $2.9B Derebit Takeover

Coinbase is acquiring Derebit for $2.9 billion in the crypto industry’s biggest ever deal as it spars with rival Kraken.

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Industries

Lab-Grown Diamonds? Turns Out They’re Not De Beers’ Best Friend

De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, said it plans to shutter its lab-grown jewelry brand LightBox.

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CIO Upside

Enterprises Calculate ‘Build or Buy’ Differential in Acquiring AI Talent

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There’s a gap between AI technology education and the skills hiring managers want.

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Industries

Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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CIO Upside

Empowering CIOs to drive innovation.

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DeepMind Patent Shrinks Model Size Without Compromise
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Isolating AI Agents May Be ‘Strangling’ Your Enterprise
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Don’t Know Where to Start with AI? Stay Flexible.
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Are Phishing Attacks Getting Smarter?

Advisor Upside

AUM Fees May Shrink Next Year. Do Advisors Care?

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Clients with more than $10 million can expect to pay just 66 basis points on their assets in 2026.

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